Agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agricultural water withdrawals was 1.41 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.41 billion cubic meters
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
79th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.43 billion cubic meters
in 2005
All-time low
336.00 million cubic meters
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador is 1.41 billion cubic meters, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador peaked at 1.43 billion cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 336.00 million cubic meters, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 79th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 336.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 389.00 million cubic meters | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 442.00 million cubic meters | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 495.00 million cubic meters | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 548.00 million cubic meters | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 601.00 million cubic meters | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 654.00 million cubic meters | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 707.00 million cubic meters | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 760.00 million cubic meters | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 894.20 million cubic meters | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 1.03 billion cubic meters | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 1.16 billion cubic meters | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.30 billion cubic meters | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 1.43 billion cubic meters | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.36 billion cubic meters | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.15 billion cubic meters | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.07 billion cubic meters | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.00 billion cubic meters | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 931.10 million cubic meters | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 859.69 million cubic meters | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 788.27 million cubic meters | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 716.86 million cubic meters | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 645.45 million cubic meters | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 574.03 million cubic meters | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 502.62 million cubic meters | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 431.20 million cubic meters | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 359.79 million cubic meters | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 518.52 million cubic meters | +44.1% |
| 2022 | 1.41 billion cubic meters | +172.1% |
| 2023 | 1.41 billion cubic meters | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521.50 million cubic meters | 336.00 million cubic meters | 707.00 million cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.16 billion cubic meters | 760.00 million cubic meters | 1.43 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 752.57 million cubic meters | 431.20 million cubic meters | 1.07 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 924.96 million cubic meters | 359.79 million cubic meters | 1.41 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador?
- Agricultural water withdrawals in El Salvador was 1.41 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 billion cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 336.00 million cubic meters in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.